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2007-11-28README: Document the known problem with gettext <= 0.17.Jim Meyering
2007-10-07New program: mktemp.Jim Meyering
* NEWS: Mention this. * README: Add mktemp to the list. * AUTHORS: Add this: mktemp: Jim Meyering * src/mktemp.c: New file. * src/Makefile.am (bin_PROGRAMS): Add mktemp. (mktemp_LDADD): Add $(LIB_GETHRXTIME). * man/mktemp.x: New file. * man/Makefile.am (dist_man_MANS): Add mktemp.1. (mktemp.1): New dependency. * man/.cvsignore: Add mktemp.1. * man/.gitignore: New file. * src/.cvsignore, src/.gitignore: Add mktemp. * tests/misc/mktemp: New file. * tests/misc/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add mktemp. * tests/Coreutils.pm (run_tests): Give the POST-test function access to stdout and stderr contents, so it can verify that the named-on-stdout file/dir does indeed exist and has proper permissions, etc. [po/ChangeLog] * POTFILES.in: Add src/mktemp.c.
2007-07-10New program: archKarel Zak
* NEWS: Mention arch. * README: Add arch to the list of programs. * AUTHORS: Add arch. * src/uname.c: Include "uname.h". (PROGRAM_NAME): Handle arch, too. (ARCH_AUTHORS): Define. (uname_long_options, arch_long_options): Renamed and new globals. (usage): Handle arch-mode as well as uname-mode. (decode_switches): New function, extracted from main, to handle arch-mode as well as uname-mode. (main): Handle both modes. * src/uname-arch.c: New program, alias for "uname -m". * src/uname-uname.c: New file, default uname mode. * src/uname.h: New file, uname modes. * src/Makefile.am (EXTRA_PROGRAMS): Add arch. (uname_SOURCES, arch_SOURCES): Define. * man/arch.x: New file. * man/Makefile.am (dist_man_MANS): Add arch.1. (arch.1): New dependency. * tests/misc/arch: New test, compare "arch" with "uname -m" * configure.ac (OPTIONAL_BIN_PROGS): Add arch. (MAN): Add arch.1. * .x-sc_require_config_h: Exempt uname-arch.c and uname-uname.c from the always-include-<config.h> rule. Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
2007-06-11README: Also mention README-hacking,Jim Meyering
for whose who start from cloned/checked-out sources rather than from a distribution tarball. Reported by Steve Ward. * THANKS: Add Steve Ward. Signed-off-by: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
2007-03-29* src/runcon.c: New program.Jim Meyering
* src/Makefile.am (bin_PROGRAMS): Add runcon. (runcon_LDADD): Define. * README: Add runcon to the list of programs. * AUTHORS: Add this: runcon: Russell Coker * tests/help-version: Add runcon as an exception. * man/Makefile.am (dist_man_MANS): Add runcon.1. (runcon.1): New dependency. * po/POTFILES.in: Add src/runcon.c.
2007-03-29New program: chconJim Meyering
* gl/modules/selinux-at: New module. Check for libselinux and set LIB_SELINUX here, unconditionally, rather than depending on the configure-time --enable-selinux option. * gl/modules/selinux-h: New module. * bootstrap.conf (gnulib_modules): Add selinux-at. * gl/lib/selinux-at.c, gl/lib/selinux-at.h: New files. * gl/lib/se-selinux_.h: New file. * gl/lib/se-context_.h: New file. * gl/m4/selinux-selinux-h.m4: New file. * gl/m4/selinux-context-h.m4: New file. * src/Makefile.am (bin_PROGRAMS): Add chcon. (chcon_LDADD): Define. * README: Add chcon to the list of programs. * src/chcon.c: Rewrite the original (Red Hat) chcon to use fts.
2007-03-27* README: Use "install", not "ginstall" in the list of program names.Jim Meyering
* src/Makefile.am (check-README): Substitute s/ginstall/install/.
2007-02-24* README: Document the OSF/1 4.0d build failure and work-around.Jim Meyering
Reported by Bruno Haible.
2006-09-26* README: Warn not to run autoreconf manually. Use bootstrap instead.Jim Meyering
2006-08-19Capitalize the P in Pre-C99.Jim Meyering
2006-08-19* README: Describe potential "pre-C99 build failure", and work-around.Jim Meyering
2006-08-17Add/fix copyright notices and adjust to latest GNU FDL.Paul Eggert
2006-08-08Add shuf.Paul Eggert
2006-07-09fix typo: remove doubled "each"Jim Meyering
2006-02-27base64 comes firstJim Meyering
2006-02-27Add base64 to the list.Jim Meyering
2006-01-24tweak wording so as to pass `remedial English class' :-)Jim Meyering
2005-10-23Add new programs: sha224sum, sha256sum, sha384sum, sha512sum.Jim Meyering
Add their names to the list.
2005-09-28remove note about FreeBSD make test failure.Jim Meyering
2005-09-28*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2005-01-08*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2005-01-06List the precise HP-UX version numbers that are affected.Jim Meyering
2005-01-04 * README: Request VERBOSE=yes output when reporting test failures.Jim Meyering
Other minor changes.
2004-08-10Convert to UTF-8.Paul Eggert
2004-01-18fix typoJim Meyering
2003-11-05Document _POSIX2_VERSION.Jim Meyering
2003-07-29When running tests as root, suggest using sudo with NON_ROOT_USERNAME=$USER.Jim Meyering
2003-07-16Update section on testing as `root'.Jim Meyering
Suggestion from Paul Jarc.
2003-07-06Add [.Jim Meyering
2003-06-16add commaJim Meyering
2003-06-16Mention the CVS repository.Jim Meyering
Encourage addition of test cases.
2003-04-08Remove note about Ultrix compilation failure.Jim Meyering
2003-03-29Note to expect build problems for stat.c on Ultrix 4.3.Jim Meyering
Note that there are some harmless test failures when running `make check' as root on some systems.
2003-03-23Describe problem with 64-bit mode on HPUX 11.x,Jim Meyering
with patch for /usr/include/inttypes.h.
2003-03-04Refer new feature discussion to bug-coreutils@gnu.org, rather thanJim Meyering
bug-gnu-utils, now that the former is better known.
2003-01-09Add readlink.Jim Meyering
2002-09-02A good problem report/patch includes diffs againstJim Meyering
the most recent test release.
2002-08-04.Jim Meyering